It’s been up to me to inspire me.
ERIC CLAPTONWhen I’m wrong it’s never meant for you, so don’t confuse my love with what I do.
More Eric Clapton Quotes
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Plant your love and let it grow.
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It sounds strange for me to be saying this, but I’ve come around to the idea that sex really is for procreation.
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I am, and always will be, a blues guitarist.
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I just like the company of beautiful women. I have a weakness in that department. And I suppose because I am fairly well off and a famous musician, I’m up for grabs. And that makes me an eligible bachelor in the press.
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This moment in time, on this tour, you know, I’m discovering a lot of new things. And to be 45 and doing that, it’s a mixture of pleasure and pain, I can assure you.
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Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I’d rather lie around. No contest.
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Although they can do it all the time, you know, they’re far better than me, on a musically, on a theoretical music level. You know, they’re out of my league.
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I grew up playing in clubs – that’s my spiritual stomping ground.
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Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself.
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I like solitude. I like the anomalous life. I like a quiet life.
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I think I deliberately sold out a couple of times. I picked the songs that I thought would do well in the marketplace, even though I didn’t really love the song.
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When I’m wrong it’s never meant for you, so don’t confuse my love with what I do.
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I feel a real need to observe a level of propriety in what I’m handing out. Instead of me just venting or spilling my guts, I’ve got to consider how it’s going to affect people. How it’s going to affect me, as well. Because it’s like a cycle.
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You were at school and you were pimply and no one wanted to know you. You get into a group and you’ve got thousands of chicks there.
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Oh yeah, I mean, it wasn’t a very good guitar, most good guitars have got thrust rods in the necks that you can adjust or that’ll keep them in shape, you know keep them straight. This one just, well it turned into a bow and arrow after a couple of months.
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